PUBLIC LAW 101-162—NOV. 21, 1989 103 STAT. 989 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS For economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, and Public Law 91-304, and such laws that were in effect immediately before September 30, 1982, $191,196,000, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law $11,350,000 shall be used to make or complete each grant designated in Public Law 100-459 in subsec- tions (a), (c), (h), (i), (k), and (1) under the heading "Economic Development Assistance Programs" which has not been made and for which pre-application or applications have been filed: Provided, That during fiscal year 1990 total commitments to guarantee loans shall not exceed $150,000,000 of contingent liability for loan prin- cipal: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used directly or indirectly for attorneys' or consultants' fees in connection with securing grants and contracts made by the Economic Development Administration: Provided further. That the Secretary of Commerce or his designees shall not promulgate or enforce any rule, regula- tion, or grant agreement provision affecting programs authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, unless such rule, regulation, or provision is either re- quired by statute or expressed as the explicit intent of the Congress or is in substantial conformity with those rules, regulations, and provisions in effect prior to December 22, 1987. SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of administering the economic develop- ment assistance programs as provided for by law, $25,475,000 of which not to exceed $494,000 shall be available for the Office of Chief Counsel: Provided, Thai these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employ- ment Act of 1976, as amended, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $4,016,618 of the funds appropriated by this Act for "Economic Development Assistance Programs" shall be avail- able for the purpose of paying the Economic Development Adminis- tration for any debt that arises due to the expenditure of funds under grant number 06-19-01498 as described in Inspector General Final Audit Report No. D-184-8 -024 and that none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall delay or otherwise adversely affect any grant application for fiscal year 1990 by the City of Chicago as a result of negotiations on the grant described in such audit report: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to enable the Economic Development Administra- tion, Department of Commerce, to delay or otherwise adversely affect any grant application for fiscal year 1990 by the State of Oregon, or to which the State of Oregon will contribute funds, on the basis that the contribution by the State of Oregon does not conform with law or regulation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to fill and maintain forty-nine permanent positions designated as Economic Development Representatives out of the total number
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